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assistant executive director, and the

working group chair.

The Secretary of Transportation has

determined that the formation and use

of ARAC are necessary and in the public

interest in connection with the

performance of duties imposed on the

FAA by law.

Meetings of ARAC will be open to the

public. Meetings of the Reserve Duty/

Rest Requirements Working Group will

not be open to the public, except to the

extent that individuals with an interest

and expertise are selected to participate.

No public announcement of working

group meetings will be made.

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 2, 1998.

Quentin Smith,

Assistant Executive Director for Air Carrier

Operations Issues, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement:

Harrison County, Mississippi

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

environmental impact statement will be

prepared for an East Harrison County

connector between Interstate 10 and

United States Highway 90 in Biloxi,

Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cecil Vick, Realty Officer/

Environmental Coordinator, Federal

Highway Administration, 666 North

Street, Suite 105, Jackson, MS 39202–

3199. Telephone: (601) 965–4217.

Contacts at the State and local level,

respectively are: Mr. Billie Barton,

Environmental/Location Division

Engineer, Mississippi Department of

Transportation. P.O. Box 1850, Jackson,

MS, 39215–1850, telephone: (601) 359–

7920; and Mr. Ricky Lee, District

Engineer, Mississippi Department of

Transportation, P.O. Box 551,

Hattiesburg, MS, 39403–0551, telephone

(601) 544–6511.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Mississippi Department of

Transportation (MDOT) will prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on the proposed East Harrison County

connector in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The proposed connector would be

located in one of two corridor study

areas; Corridor One would begin at Exit

41 (MS 67 interchange) crossing the

Tchoutacobouffa River, Big Lake, and

connecting to US 90 west of the

Coliseum; Corridor Two would begin at

Exit 44 (Cedar Lake Interchange)

crossing Back Bay of Biloxi and

connecting to US 90 west of Keesler Air

Force Base. The connector is a proposed

full control of access facility and

interchanges will be studied at various

locations.

Section 65–39–1(2), Mississippi Code

1972, annotated, authorized study of the

connector and the Intermodal Surface

Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998,

authorized partial funding. Alternatives

under consideration include (1) taking

no action and (2) build alternative.

The FHWA and MDOT are seeking

input as a part of the scoping process to

assist in determining the clarifying

issues relative to this project. Letters

describing the purposed action and

soliciting comments will be sent to

appropriate federal, state, and local

agencies, and to private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or are known to have interest

in this proposal. A formal scoping

meeting with federal, state, and local

agencies, and other interested parties

will be held in the immediate future.

Coordination will be continued with

appropriate federal, state, and local

agencies, and to private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or known to have interest in

this proposal. A public involvement

meeting will be held and a newsletter

developed to keep the public informed.

The draft EIS will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the official public hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments, and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

Andrew H. Hughes,

Division Administrator, Jackson, Mississippi.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Extension to Application Period For

The General Test Regarding The

International Trade Prototype

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

Customs will allow a 30-day extension

to importers and exporters wishing to

apply to participate in, or provide

written comments on, the International

Trade Prototype (ITP). The ITP was

previously announced in the Federal

Register on June 3, 1998.

DATES: To apply for participation in the

ITP, parties must submit the necessary

information as outlined in the Federal

Register notice of June 3, 1998 on or

before August 7, 1998. Comments

concerning the ITP must be submitted

on or before August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Applications for voluntary

participation in, or written comments

regarding, the ITP should be addressed

to the U.S. Customs Service,

International Trade Prototype Team,

Attn: Linda LeBaron Grasley, 4455

Genesee Street, Bldg. 10, Room #342,

Buffalo, New York 14225. Note that all

comments received by U.S. Customs

will be part of the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

any prototype or participation questions

please contact Daniel Buchanan, U.S.

Customs Service at (617) 565–6236, or

Linda LeBaron Grasley, U.S. Customs

Service at (716) 626–0400 x 204, or

Kevin Franklin, United Kingdom, Her

Majesty’s Custom and Excise at 011 44

171 865 4728 in London, England.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 3, 1998, Customs published

a document in the Federal Register (63

FR 30288) announcing what is expected

to be a series of prototypes collectively

called the International Trade Prototype

(ITP). This notice invited public

comments concerning any aspect of the

planned prototype, informed interested

members of the public of the eligibility

requirements for voluntary participation

in the first phase of the first prototype

called International Trade Prototype 1

(ITP1) and outlined the development

and evaluation methodology to be used

in the test. It was announced that in

order to participate in ITP1, the

necessary information, as outlined in

that notice, must be filed with Customs

and approval granted.

The June 3, 1998, notice announced

that the first phase would commence no

earlier than June 8, 1998, and would run

for approximately six months with

evaluations of the prototype occurring

periodically. Comments concerning any

aspect of this phase were requested to

be received on or before July 6, 1998.

Importers and exporters who wish to

participate were to have submitted an
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application on or before July 6, 1998,

including information that was set forth

in the notice.

Today’s document announces that

Customs will allow a 30-day extension

to importers and exporters wishing to

provide comments or apply to

participate in the International Trade

Prototype. To apply for participation for

the ITP or submit comments regarding

the ITP, parties now have until August

7, 1998.

Dated: July 6, 1998.

Samuel H. Banks,

Acting Commissioner of Customs.

[FR Doc. 98–18233 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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